Faith in Action: Pilgrims' Way Baptist Church Becomes Beacon of Hope After Hurricane Helene

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Aircare shares stories of recovery after Hurricane Helene

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- Saturday marks one year since Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the western part of our state. FOX8 watched as air rescues were happening in real time, pulling people from the rubbl,e bringing them to safety. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s aircare team was just one of the many agencies that flew in to help. The aircare team transported more than 200 patients and air-dropped supplies for weeks. For them, it’s be…

Faith in action: Pilgrims' Way Baptist Church becomes beacon of hope after Hurricane Helene

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (WNCN) — Chaplin Charles Scruggs still remembers the devastation he saw firsthand after Hurricane Helene. "I couldn't believe what I saw," he said.    It led to many people, organizations, and churches, such as Pilgrims' Way Baptist in Rutherfordton, stepping up. "They were down there giving away all kinds of food, and I told him that god sent me to help you," he said.    Under the leadership of Pastor Wayne Stafford, the chu…

Hope in the Valleys: Remembering Helene's Destruction and God's Faithfulness

A year after Hurricane Helene's floodwaters tore through the Southern Appalachian Mountains, cleanup continues, as does

East Tennessee church ‘not going to stop’ until Helene recovery complete • Biblical Recorder

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — David Green was planning to be out of town on the final weekend of September last year. Green, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church (FBC), Greeneville, had two weddings on his schedule. Those plans, however, ultimately had to be altered. With little warning, Hurricane Helene created a series of storms that [...]Read More...

A Long Way Down: EdNC's documentary about 'Surge,' an award-winning play by students about Helene

Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024. On Oct. 29, just a month after the storm devastated western North Carolina, the Pioneer Playmakers premiered an original theater production — titled, “Surge” — to a full house at Watauga High School (WHS). “It is a love letter to our community,” said Sarah Miller, a theater arts educator and co-director of the play.… The post A Long Way Down: EdNC’s documentary about ‘Surge,’ an award-winnin…

After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina Residents Turn to Art

Deana Lytle felt nervous as she watched her 3-year-old son, Fitz, sit still in the back of the car, observing the pouring rain and falling trees as Helene bore down. They were fleeing toward her parents’ house in Swannanoa, N.C. “Dear God, please let us get there safely,” Ms. Lytle recalled praying aloud. They eventually […]